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Group composition as a determinant of Kelman's social influence modes
Author(s) -
Smith Peter B.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.2420040302
Subject(s) - psychology , composition (language) , social psychology , identification (biology) , group (periodic table) , group identification , compliance (psychology) , chemistry , ecology , philosophy , linguistics , organic chemistry , biology
Abstract It is argued that compliance in groups will be highest where the composition is maximally confrontation‐generating; identification will be highest where composition is support‐generating; and internalisation will be highest where both some support and some confrontation are present. The hypotheses were tested in sixteen one‐day experimentally composed T‐groups. All the hypotheses were supported, particularly the first two. In this setting internalisation was found to be related to confrontation but not to support.